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Ttitle: Two Upper Class Edo Ladies
Date: July 2008
Medium: Copic and Prismacolor Markers

This series of Japanese coloring works have been a chance for me to self-teach myself different ways to use ink (specifically: marker ink). When I did this piece I decided to branch out from the more "cell-shaded" looks that I had previously done to a more blended piece. I chose this one because of the pattern in the younger woman's outer kimono (I even started inking those parts first before anything else). Once I did the cherry blossoms and pine bunches I did her belt... and then stopped.

After a while I took a "step back" and started/completed the other woman before moving back to the youmger one. Why such an odd thing? In reality... I needed to buy a new pruple marker XD Simple. as. that. I originally wanted it for the wisteria on the older one's kimono but after seeing it in action I decided that my new purple would be the background color for the younger female's kimono.

Total Time: there were suprisingly a LOT of ink layers in this that I never anticipated so it took longer than any other piece. An estimated guess would be 16-20 hours.

Japanese Ladies Coloring Series:

Meiji Imperial Lady-In-Waiting: [link]
Edo Commoner Woman: [link]
Edo Bride: [link]
Momoyama Noble: [link]
Ashikaga Noble: [link]
Edo Period Geisha: [link]
Momoyama Samurai's Wife: [link]
Ashikaga Court Lady: [link]

Description
Ttitle: Two Upper Class Edo Ladies
Date: July 2008
Medium: Copic and Prismacolor Markers

This series of Japanese coloring works have been a chance for me to self-teach myself different ways to use ink (specifically: marker ink). When I did this piece I decided to branch out from the more "cell-shaded" looks that I had previously done to a more blended piece. I chose this one because of the pattern in the younger woman's outer kimono (I even started inking those parts first before anything else). Once I did the cherry blossoms and pine bunches I did her belt... and then stopped.

After a while I took a "step back" and started/completed the other woman before moving back to the youmger one. Why such an odd thing? In reality... I needed to buy a new pruple marker XD Simple. as. that. I originally wanted it for the wisteria on the older one's kimono but after seeing it in action I decided that my new purple would be the background color for the younger female's kimono.

Total Time: there were suprisingly a LOT of ink layers in this that I never anticipated so it took longer than any other piece. An estimated guess would be 16-20 hours.

Japanese Ladies Coloring Series:

Meiji Imperial Lady-In-Waiting: [link]
Edo Commoner Woman: [link]
Edo Bride: [link]
Momoyama Noble: [link]
Ashikaga Noble: [link]
Edo Period Geisha: [link]
Momoyama Samurai's Wife: [link]
Ashikaga Court Lady: [link]